Look Homeward, Angel · Character
Tom Cline
A friend of Ben's.
minor
Also known as Tom Cline, Tom
First appearance: part i i
Tom Cline shows up with force in XIV. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Tom Cline is the engineer of the train 36, climbing Saluda and eating a sandwich while watching the starlight.
Tom Cline first appears in 0005 part i i.
In XIV: Tom Cline is the engineer of the train 36, climbing Saluda and eating a sandwich while watching the starlight.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- University Friends
- Gant Family Core
- Boarding House & Community
- Love Interests & Authority
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Closing
Gant, having emerged from his "charnel-house of death," witnesses Eugene's triumph and feels his heart "lifted…
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See Tom Cline in part i i